New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-21
DANGER OF USING COCAINE
ACTION OF KINGS COUNTY PHYSICIANS

THE LEGISLATURE TO DE ASKED TO PUT 1T AMONG
POISONOUS DRUGs.-DR. MATTrsoN's PAPER
The Kings County Medical Society at Its meeting In
Brooklyn on Tuesday evening" unanimously adopted
q resolution appointing committee 70 drait
bin for presentation to tho Legislature, placing
cocaine the list Of poisonous drugs 70 DO
sold only on q physcian's prescription.
The committee consists OF the president and secretary OF
the society," Drs Wallace and Do Lavergne, and Dr. j. B.
Madison. The resolution offered by Dr. ALEXANDER >. "
and presented after the reading OF paper py
DR.. Mattison on Cocaine Dosage and Cocaine Addio-
tiono Dr. Matison has been studying up cases OF co
cane usage finding fifty Of poisonous effect, four OF
which were fatal He strenuousy opposes tho views OF
Dr. william A. Hammond and other physicians as to tho
effects Of cocaine Dr. Mattson in his paper after call
Ing attention to the recent sad story In The Medical RECORD
Of Russian surgeons suicide from sorrow or remorse
due 10 his belief patient bad died from an overdose
Of cocaine, be said
attended with sach varied and eI'en.v: claims r
rcnss, spirit Of experimental directions
largely 70 H. o for s
risk mpsnds Of ~ ardent being by
their patients that may impori otherwise
snrsy il s in the opinion fun time to draw the
ns to e,oce warning az to the use and sSg.s o, tns
dangerous from It's rnor.n ncantoas
Ti,a ana Et&Sa, % T wS damage
gooa ana sra M we'll And the ussa OF h. seems
all the view Of opinions expressed the past
w9 n An o are At a. na
Cocaine esms to have secured itself than usual
msropoliian cay lTas TRIBUNE, n particular has again
s.s sn not nf Sq. qS
There ia swsl authenticated record A.
ss Thfsf sn na os % state
ment no longer teable Aud any conclusion base thereon
as 70 the harmless nature OF cocne misleading anu eof
And the .viaenc. herewith presented weighs more
recsn, a. sstIss Of tho SewYok Neurological soci.ty in
Habit when aei telling b; ssh.ssn ., ain,
dose that could danEerous What might be
the OF such az TpTon Put IN @ ms
was largely due to his on The use by ether
suit os% S a ars SesStous Dr.
belief The to.1 powsE o. SS.1nS rosr IN this drug
patients that warrants caution with all.
or the cases cited by Dr. Mattison. that OF
young woman. twentythrce. who died from the ap
plication Of cocaine In removing an Intestinal Ulcer
solution applied died from cocaine poisoning after
the second application Tho death OF woman age
thIrty.nne. resulted from The use or four per cent
solution oohache girl eleven years old died from
tho pc cent solution used for fantibg nis one
patient bee rigid with difficulty resuscated
after using twenty per solution for NEURALGIA due
10 defective tooth Other cases OF poisoning were one
Of Inconsistencies and cessation OF respiration from
the OF the drug Notwithstanding
a needle from the foot. as means OF recovery from
dehaucn a. an anesthec In surgical operations az
application to the nostis. 10 the eye and TO tho
membrane generally some OF the effects noted
Depression OF the brain. profuse sweating. I'M
pending syncope. embarrassed respiration muscular
twitehngs hallncinaons mania paralysis Of the heart
pallor gors. etc. OF DIR. Hammonds position
Dr. Madison said:
to the subject Of cocaine toIemis . that OF
pSrsr on cocaine whe Dr
Of one To- 1of daS. and ssS. s aea. 10 h.s But TO
ggs % s 10 i"f 81 SGs Srh ,1 ~. SAM, smf s sS
with norpha more lie migl take morphia s9benantonsy
It's ensarps power admitted, tht would provo
danger Not ut all 10 wpnd merely show
his exceptional strength 10 restmany under like pressure
would surety succumb.
Its effect The demand OF IMPAIRED
that nsS,ae. Es1s Isra Known to take ten
twenty or ners tme. haly ana Is oy what
DIT Hammond SAYS That there may be IN l"s., Of ocan
No. eyry ~ r t,t "1 II T.. gonis r. ans
AMI me only snsci,Tr ag'in'i ,ne a., ,Aa 10
have them provo thrr pr,ccpt ty thcir pracIice
ere AID Il ana, in the opium hsGiGe peculiar eonaiioa
thai specially making H. PATIENTS
as a. wei been ssh Vie pcs own hrN c. 70 SUI further
mony without exception know OF tho.. who have
moro alcohol opium and mat inc1rery
sung om ts 4, more n>raei and unyieing than any
opium alcohol hsbu,. tho fascinrrnE AMI
seductive d1nger'us aud destructive Grug cthnt AMI
So, ard i,st On The srraf sir-r OF scif In
cctng coaI entail sedci IA 10 tho
boz uhi~f no thinks ~ TAX
ing hope % bong fi~i OF the nrr would
say don't lest he slns the deeper
have instance IN which snch an
effort rsAchSl success but know many who're falurs
followed addiction. Ana
free frequent obtain IN
cases. demand for continued TAX
that viii be denied.
To Cocaine NAV he toxic sometimes deadly. IN
large doses It 10 dangerous fatal.
In doc- usually dronrd safe Tho danger. near
and crsaie-t when given nnfer TN kin IL may
lIoure a di.eASri COnd which the Viii 4. PROSTATE
AID the patient puwrtirss-a LcuToals,
mark III and less hopeful than that alcohol opium
such being i-of regard Dr. Harinupds